Lancaster is one of nine counties nationwide selected by one of the country’s most prominent nonprofits for a grant that will be used to study the link between poverty and health.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation picked Lancaster for one of its Roadmap to Health Community Grants.
“I’m still pinching myself, because this puts us in the big pool,” said Dr. Paul McKenzie, research director for the Lancaster County School District.

A beer crafted by Bryan O’Neal of Benford Brewery in Lancaster, with label artwork by local artist Ray Douglas, has won high praise at the New York International Beer Competition.

Benford Brewery was chosen “South Carolina 2018 Weiss Beer Brewery of the Year,” competing among over 600 entries from 14 countries in 50 categories. This was the seventh year of the international competition, the only such contest judged by industry trade buyers.

INDIAN LAND – Indian Land High School star wrestler Kyle Daley will be on the mat at the next level.
Daley, a three-time all-state wrestler, will be competing in college at Limestone in Gaffney.
“I’m really pleased to have this opportunity to wrestle in college,” said Daley, who signed with the Saints on May 3 in the ILHS media center. “I like the coaches and Limestone has a good, strong wrestling program.

Since last fall, mass shootings have occurred at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, on Nov. 5, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14 and at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, five days ago.

These shootings exhibit a common thread, just not the one that the gun-control movement would have you believe.

Lancaster High School teachers celebrated teacher appreciation week by giving a little appreciation and encouragement back to their students.
Each day of the week, they had an activity to celebrate. One day was hat day and on Thursday it was Scrabble day.
Each department at the school created a message for students and wore a Scrabble letter cutout, or a shirt with the letter to school. When all the teachers stood together, it would spell their message out.